Nehemiah 12:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 12:28

26 These lived in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah ^athe governor, and of Ezra the priest, ^bthe scribe.

Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall

27 Now at ^athe dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, ^bboth with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps.

28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the ^avillages of the Netophathites,

29 from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem.

30 Then the priests and Levites ^apurified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

31 So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. ^aOne went to the right hand on the wall ^btoward the Refuse Gate.

32 After them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah,

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 12:28

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American Standard Version
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

Amplified® Bible
And the sons of the singers gathered together from the plain {and} circuit around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,

Contemporary English Version
The Levite singers lived in villages around Jerusalem, and so they came from there, as well as from the villages around Netophah, Beth-Gilgal, Geba, and Azmaveth.

Darby English Version
And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

Good News Bible
The Levite families of singers gathered from the area where they had settled around Jerusalem and from the towns around Netophah,

King James Version
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

New American Standard Bible
So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

New International Version
The singers also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem—from the villages of the Netophathites,

New King James Version
And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the sons of the singers assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

Revised Standard Version
And the sons of the singers gathered together from the circuit round Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netoph'athites;

Young's Literal Translation
and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,

New English Translation
The singers¹ were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites

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